REYNOLDS v. CROWN HEALTH CARE LAUNDRY SERVICES LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
SHANIQUA REYNOLDS, 	:
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Plaintiff, 	:
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v. 	: 	CASE NO.: 7:25-CV-60 (LAG)
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CROWN HEALTH CARE LAUNDRY 	:
SERVICES LLC, 	:
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Defendant. 	:
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ORDER
On October 30, 2025, the Court held a discovery hearing to address Plaintiff’s
counsel’s failure to participate in the Rule 26 planning process. (Doc. 15). Thereafter, the
Court entered an order allowing Defendant to submit travel costs for the hearing as
sanctions against opposing counsel. (See id.). Defendant timely submitted its travel costs.
(Doc. 17). Therein, Defendant requests $2,077.05 for time and expenses incurred in
connection 	with attending the hearing. (Id. 	at 2). Plaintiff makes no objection to
Defendant’s request. (See Docket).
Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(f), “[i]f a party or its attorney fails to participate in good
faith in developing and submitting a proposed discovery plan as required by Rule 26(f),
the court may, after giving an opportunity to be heard, require that party or attorney to pay
to any other party the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, caused by the failure.”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(f). Imposing sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 “is within the discretion
of the district court.” World Wide Polymers, Inc. v. Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp., 694
F.3d 155, 159 (2d Cir. 2012) (quoting John B. Hull, Inc. v. Waterbury Petroleum Prods.,
Inc., 845 F.2d 1172, 1176 (2d Cir. 1988)). “The text of the rule requires only that the district
court’s orders be just and the district court has wide discretion in imposing sanctions under
this rule.” Held v. Silver, No. 3:10-CV-00992 CSH, 2013 WL 5818561 (D. Conn. Oct. 29,
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2013) (citations omitted) (alterations in original). The Court, therefore, ORDERS that
Plaintiff pay Defendant $2,077.05 for the reasonable time and expenses incurred preparing
for and attending the hearing.
SO ORDERED, this 9th day of January, 2026.
/s/ Leslie A. Gardner
LESLIE A. GARDNER, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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